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How to get fromLugano to Montpellierby train (Trenitalia, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Lugano to Montpellier by train (Trenitalia, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Tgv
    9h 50m
    €114–216

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T2train train S50
    2. Take the bus from Milan to Turinbus bus 467 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Turin to Montpellierbus bus
    12h 46m
    €40–95

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    12h 11m
    €41–99

  4. Drive  615 km

    1. Drive from Lugano to Montpelliercar car 615 km
    8h 5m
    €111–161

  5. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane plane MXP - MPL
    8h 1m
    €138–289

  6. Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Chambéry - Challes-les-Eaux to Valence TGV Rhône-Alpes Sudtrain train K21
    4. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Tgv
    10h 6m
    €122–221

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane plane ZRH - MPL
    6h 23m
    €222–448

  8. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane plane LIN - MPL
    8h 52m
    €149–363

  9. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane plane MXP - MRS
    3. Take the train from Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train
    7h 53m
    €90–254

  10. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane plane BGY - MRS
    4. Take the train from Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train
    8h 31m
    €108–356

Lugano to Montpellier by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration9h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€114Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 834.3 km
  • Duration: 9h 50m

What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Montpellier, France?

You can take a train from Lugano to Montpellier Saint-Roch via Milano Centrale and Lyon Part Dieu in around 9h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 12h 11m.

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